The coronavirus is hastening adoption of Trusted Internet Connections, according to industry and agency officials, but pilots still need to prove out.

In this op-ed, Cisco Systems' Alan Balutis comments on what, if anything, can be done to speed up the transition to EIS.

The company will provide Managed Trusted Internet Protocol Services for the bureau.

The original deadline for implementing the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions telecommunications contract was 2020. The goal is to "facilitate a smooth transition to EIS while still encouraging agencies to modernize," officials said.

A new report says GSA and other agencies could be doing more to make the shift to the $50-billion telecommunications contract go smoothly.

GSA officials are keen not to repeat the years-long shift they saw when agencies transitioned to EIS predecessor Networx a decade ago.